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Emergency & Trauma Services

During a medical emergency, depend on Avera to respond quickly with expert care. Through our regional network of 32 emergency departments serving South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska and Iowa, you get prompt access to lifesaving services close to home.

Should I Choose Emergency Care or Urgent Care?

Seek emergency medical attention when you experience or suspect a condition that threatens a life, a limb or an organ, including:

Trauma receiving hospital – Receives patients 24 hours a day and treats or stabilizes them before transport to another hospital

View your local Avera hospital’s location profile to see the level of trauma care expertise that’s available near you.

Critical Care & Intensive Care

If you’re admitted to the hospital with a serious condition, you’ll appreciate Avera’s potentially lifesaving critical care and intensive care units (ICUs) designed to improve your outcome. Our Avera eICU® CARE™ technology gives you additional support by linking your local critical care team to Avera health care professionals, who monitor your situation 24/7 and help ensure you get timely medical services.

eCARE Emergency Technology

You get the fastest possible access to the expertise of medical specialists thanks to Avera eCARE Emergency. At one of our 120 eCARE Emergency sites across a 10-state region, high-definition video and audio connects your local medical team with experts at Avera’s virtual hospital—which means you can stay in your local community and get the advanced care you need.

Careflight Air Ambulances

In a medical emergency, one of Avera’s swift Careflight air ambulances could help save your or your loved one’s life. These helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft provide onboard intensive care while quickly transporting you to the nearest hospital that can treat your condition.

Highly Qualified Emergency Staff

Throughout your experience, you can rest assured that you’ll be in the skilled hands of Avera’s emergency medical professionals. Our extensive network of more than 900 emergency care providers includes:

Physicians who are board-certified in emergency medicine

Doctors, midlevel providers and nurses trained in advanced trauma life support, advanced cardiac life support, pediatric advanced life support and neonatal advanced life support

Nurses with trauma nursing core course certification

Emergency? Call 911

If you or someone else experiences a medical emergency, call 911 right away.